Demba Ba has revealed that he was once locked in a car boot as West Ham United went to desperate attempts to keep his planned signing a secret.
The striker joined the Hammers from Hoffenheim at the start of 2011, with the club at the time in a desperate scrap to avoid relegation.
His £3.5m transfer came shortly after a proposed move to then fellow Premier League outfit Stoke City collapsed following a failed medical.
Demba Ba has revealed the bizarre lengths West Ham went to in keeping his transfer a secret
But keeping the former Senegal international protected at all costs was not on West Ham's agenda.